Cowes Castle
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Cowes Castle is a historic fortification on the Isle of Wight that now serves as the prestigious clubhouse of the Royal Yacht Squadron, a leading British yachting institution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cowes Castle canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artillery fort
ⓘ
coastal fortress ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Tudor military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cowes Week NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Tudor period ⓘ |
| builtFor | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Castles on the Isle of Wight
ⓘ
Device Forts NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Yacht Squadron buildings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1540 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1539 ⓘ |
| convertedToClubhouse | 19th century ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
clubhouse
ⓘ
yacht club headquarters ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | English Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | local planning authority of Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
ⓘ
central keep ⓘ curtain wall ⓘ gun platforms ⓘ sea-facing battery ⓘ |
| hasView | Solent shipping lanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isle of Wight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Cowes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isle of Wight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| modifiedIn |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| nearby |
Cowes Harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Cowes waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupant | Royal Yacht Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | no, generally private ⓘ |
| overlooks | The Solent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Royal Yacht Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Device Forts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
artillery platform
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic landmark of Cowes
ⓘ
important example of Henry VIII coastal defences ⓘ |
| usedFor |
regatta race control
ⓘ
social functions ⓘ yachting events ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.